Sock and stocking stretcher and drier



March 27, 1951 A. A. HADDAD 2,545,595

SOCK AND STOCKING STRETCHER AND DRIER Filed Aug. 2, 1948 iNVE N Tl] R W WWW ATTGRN EY Patented Mar. 27, 1951 QFFICE SOCK AND STOCKING STRETCHER AND DRIER Albert Assad Haddad, Leaside, Ontario, Canada Application August 2, 1948, Serial No. 41,317 In Canada Uctober 6, 1947 1 Claim.

The invention relates to improvements in a sock and stocking stretcher and drier as described in the present specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings that form a part of the same.

The invention consists essentially of the novel features of construction as pointed out broadly and specifically in claims for novelty following a description containing an explanation in detail of an acceptable form of the invention.

The objects of the invention are to devise a sock and/or stocking stretcher and drier on which a damp or wet sock or stocking may be placed and stretched to its proper size and dried, as well as being adapted to stretch a dry sock or stocking if same has become shrunk; to fur nish a stretcher and drier that is collapsible thus enabling it to fit easily into a wet and shrunken sock or stocking and thereby avoiding injury to the fabric; to minimize the danger of distorting the wet and shrunken sock or stocking to be dried by providing a drier frame in which the toe portion is adjustable to a very small size for insertion in the sock; to offer a sock and stocking stretcher and drier that is adjustable to various widths and sizes of socks and/or stockings; to construct a stretcher and drier that is simple and economical to manufacture, consisting of few and simple parts; and generally to provide a stretcher and drier that is simple to operate and efficient in its use.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view of the stretcher and drier in its opened position.

Figure 2 is a view of the stretcher and drier in its collapsed position.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary detail of the upper ends of the stretcher and drier showing the formation of the adjusting means.

Figure 4 is a sectional view as taken on the line i4 in Figure 1.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the various figures Referring to the drawings, the sock and stocking stretcher and drier consists of the individual and preferably wire members, as indicated by the numerals l9 and H, suitably shaped so that when connected together they form a frame i2 having the contour of a flattened sock or stock: ing, in other words, the general shape of a foot and leg, the frame having an open topand a closed bottom.

The lower end of each of the wire members l and H is turned upwardly to form a loop or hook l3. The members it and H are movably ecured to one another by means of the rivet It,

or other suitable means, extending through the loops [3 of the members and being secured therein, thus pivotally mounting the members one to the other, the end of the rivet being flattened against the washer iii.

The upper portion of the wire member is is turned inwardly at E6 extending horizontally a predetermined distance forming the offset ll, then bends upwardly at it to extend vertically a predetermined distance, terminating in the hook or handle l9.

lfhe upper portion of the wire member l l is turned inwardly at 25 and extends horizontally a predetermined distance, this horizontal portion 25 being fashioned to provide a plurality or series of notches 22, of predetermined depth and width, which form the means whereby the frame is adjusted to a desired opening and which notches, in conjunction with vertical top portion of the wire member iii fasten and hold the frame in its desired and set position.

In its operation, the frame iii is collapsed, as shown in Figure 2, narrowing the lower or toe portion which is easily inserted in a damp or wet sock or stocking without distortion to same, the sock or stocking then may be drawn up over the upper portion of the frame and the frame opened up or widened until the proper fit in the sock or stocking has been arrived at, when the frame is then fastened at that desired point. ihe adjustment of the frame to the desired size through the engagement of the vertical portion 23 of the wire member 58 with the appropriate notch in the wire member H, as shown in Figure 1.

The stretcher and drier or frame it may be hung on a line or other support while its attached sock or stocking is drying, by n cans of the hook it. i

In removing the sock or stocking from the drier, the wire member it is disengaged from the notch in the wire member I i and the frame collapsed until it is narrowed to the point where it is easily withdrawn from the sock, or the sock drawn off the frame.

It will be seen that a stretcher and drier for socks and stockings has been devised that, through its collapsible feature, assures the placing of a sock or stocking thereon without danger of undue pressure on the threads of the sock as it is being fitted to the frame.

What I claim is:

In a sock and stocking stretcher and drier, a frame having the contour of a sock or stocking, said frame comprising a pair of wire members J pivotally connected together at their lower end, the upper ends of each of said members being free, the upper end portion of one of said wire members being bent to extend inward horizontally a short distance and then extend vertically 5 upward, terminating in a hook portion, the other of said wire members having its upper end portion bent to extend inward horizontally and being provided with a plurality of notches adapted to receive the said vertical end portion of the first mentioned of said wire members for adjustably securing said frame in its desired position with respect to the width of the stocking being dried thereon.

.ALBER'I' ASSAD HADDAD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

Number N umber UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Gordon Oct. 10, 1939 Ladendorf et a1. Sept. 2, 194'? FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Germany Aug. 25, 1929 

